New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
CREGAN MAKES NO FIGHT.
BOWED OUT OF THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

HE SAYS, HOWEVER, THAT HE WILL DE H1<hND
FROM IN SEPTEMBER.
Contrary to general expectation Captain Cregan de-
6ded last evening to any fight before the Re-
publican County Committee, but to allow the report OF
the Committee Contests TO be accepted without
protest Just before the committee met In the large ha
OF Grand Opera House Captain Cregan came 20 the
reporters table ana said quietly and without any APP
.pearance OF passions
from XVIII District headed by myself. viii no. make
Sss1s any from Committee
the Son let you Know this viii
None Mo- a my GT s sns % w o
T have en- IN to .s ns Will then he
and VIM make snt n the district and WIN bs We
strength in the district or not
of the leaders in the various districts held
In the afternoon John Brsn made strong plea Tor
Captain Cregan ard asked the caucus to vote to hoid
another primary In the xvIth District This was put
to vote and lost, only five OF the men,
bers voting for it. 1t was then agreed
that the following should be presented for perma-
officers Of the County Committee for the ensuing
year: Chairman, Ehu Root; first vice-charman, John
W. Jacobus; second vice-chairman, Alfred g. Mason;
treasurer Colonel R Cruger; secretaries william
II. Belamy and ]. Thomas stesrns; sergeant-atarms,
Charles A. Grant
There large attendance of the members or the
County Committee In the evening". All Of the districts.
were weI represented. 1t was expected that there
would DO contest, and enough wcro present
10 make h certain that the report OF
the Committee Contested Seats would be sustained
Prominent among those present John F. Plummsr.
Eiihu Root John D. Lawson, John W. Jacobus, James
W. Perry, Henry G. BOtty John H. Gunner o. r. C. Bill
ings Colonel & v. r. Cruger General Henry A. Bar
mum, + e. Lee, Justice Soon b. Smith. William L. Bell
amy Isaac Dayton. Charles N raintor exJudge Gran
vile p. Halves, ex-senator f. 8. Gibbs, Clarence W.
Meade, John p windOlph Fl. c. Backus James W.
Halves, Henry L. sprague, DIR. Norton Arthur D. Will
Jams, and Aldermen Cowe, Conklng and Van Rensse-
laer ExJudge Horace Russell came In later.
Elhiu Root the temporary chairman called the commit
toe 10 order James W. Perry of the Committee on
Contests explained that exJudge Russell unavod-
able detained. but would be present later George W.
Lyon. another of tho committee was absent through
sickness Mr. Perry said that the committee was unanl-
NOUS IN s hndnss i h"d b sSn s ans p' to
pend lis s nams Secretary William ssIlamy real
ended the finding Of the COMMITTEES was read there
was loud cheer. Tho final resolution providing Tor seat
Ing the contesng delegation headed by Henry kropf
was carried unanimously amid loud cheers Teen Police
Justice Smith moved that the names OF the
Bsllamy the delegates answered TO their names ana
an e M,sH ss the
Cregans presence was removed for good and All
took nearly two hours In each cass the repor!
clear and convincing showing the great amount OF wors
the delegation headed by John H. Grimes declared
entitled to seats. and this was Endorsed oy the
With District waoss seat was contested the grouni
that he is nonresident, wss declared entitled to his
tss In S s case SEQ Of the xith District the
found that there were no evidences OF ran mere were
not sufficient TO vsts the election the Som comm s
ex-senator r. T. Gibbs DO retained In their seats in the
County Committee. and this again was unanimously
The following summary of the report on the XVIII
District:
Tha. number OF persons residents o, the Assembly
MI
ticket % 81 thai ana 3 yos
al primary and in he na@ss Of rsrsoa,
were q S e
sns ss ss
by rSS S Sf' s U% S Sa
. snss an s%a nsssas and
a an ss 81 and scsonsersd among
S et ss of inc ass
open uafoded folded IN sneh tina. the con-
pseSsriils tie spp.rsDt he u.pesof. ts5iN
= I sas
Do 81 'n nsS sSUS anason "'''
Other irregularities were cited The committee says in
conclusion:
OWING to the p.ok.d roll and the irregularities
result sa;.1 BY the wil q
es and that siiS ito
sSs the S5GG
Ss as. not % DC os s
list and 70. s Ss1nf TSo a
81 RS % votes; U.s. s b.
persons sey % peGsens,ns persons removed ds
Rssas'o s so.
Sy ~ c,sss9 tic s clear
.s.onts %soy q =. ne vote: cast "a at ns
sal%as tsssI?s 81
Of an sGTe s
's TIA. The Sy
s 81 fe Il S: st IL xs Sss sls
ssss:ss sGs O. az their sea Ia thus
and thai he % s Ts: q s4
dressed ths s. herein dec arci
Ss Di a &c Cs%ass ana enrolled uc
disrict-
Tho report is signed ty Horace Russell, James W.
Perry. Henry G Betty and John X Gunner:
ered in favor OF the sitting aud in favor
Of allowing loader Of the delegation. Frank Raymond
Floyd Carksou moved Ehu Root be elected perms-
nsnt % Sn Fsoss ss w'n ps9 "H" Wac
sir.sie that prssde the dslSsrsious p tbs
ss %se "a: s1.s.s a.
ssr n not x IL s'i Up is
Il called on to syo an E o6s assf %sxs
rspy az am sS ave se'f al he ssp.mbsr %sens
- the sspmosr m.ssinx TIE other oaicers ihen
elected On motion Of Police Justice smith tue roll OF
districts:
Charlie. H. Tanior; ivsS wnia$ II. ToTnsy
ViIflh John J. o;Isrsn fXth George B. Deane sr: XIII.
Ferdinand Kiln, George Bliss XiIth George
Ensoas; xyth; sheridan Shook; xvfth v4.,,Sy
BERNARD Bisn; XfXth Ioha Reissn xXth Scion r.
smith. xxIsf, Floyd Clarkson Xxl1d John n SIMMER
kot. rss1a no. asasa ''
The opponents of Captain Cregan held q social meet
fpg Later in the evening No. $50 Frstave Addresses
were made by Robert Ray Hamilton, Robert NJ Lush,
Hepry Kropf and otberA
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